My "I can't believe this is happening" moment in Las Vegas almost caused me to faint. About a week later, those same words caused a funny feeling in the pit of my stomach in Auburn, Ala. I've been a Chicago Cubs fan since I was 8 years old. I didn't even know what baseball was when I met my best friend, Rich Ruscitti, in the field behind my house. He was a Cubs fan, so naturally I followed suit. For decades I cursed him out for forcing that decision on me.
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